Meet Capybara triplets Tattie, Tunnock and Toddy
Aren't they adorable?!
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Edinburgh Zoo has had a competition on social media to name its newest cuddly capybaras, and the votes are in!
The triplets have been called Tattie, Tunnock and Toddy, after three popular Scottish delicacies.
The two boys are Tunnock and Toddy, and the girl is Tattie
The two brothers and sister were first spotted on 28 October after being born overnight to parents Luna and Rodney.
The zoo's last capybara pup was Bru, who was the first capybara to be born in Scotland for 18 years.
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What are the capybaras named after?
Haggis, needs and tatties is a famous dish in Scotland
Tatties, Tunnocks and Toddies are all things that are enjoyed by lots of people in Scotland.
Tatties are potatoes - they're eaten with haggis and keeps (mashed swede and turnip) on Burns Night.
Tunnocks are a chocolate bar with wafer and caramel the originated in scotland.
And toddies are a hot alcoholic drink that adults sometimes have when they're not feeling very well.
Cool capybara facts
Warms parts of South America are where capybaras call home
Capybaras are the biggest rodents on Earth
Like other rodents, their teeth never stop growing, so they keep them short by grazing on plants
But their diet gets more gross from there - they eat their own poo in the morning, as it's full of protein from the meals they digest the day before
They're semi-aquatic mammals, which means they spend time both on land and in water
Their bodies are adapted well to water - for example, their toes are partially webbed to help them swim, and they have spiny fur that dries quickly after they've been for a dip